A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
TrustEng Maldives Pvt ltd has signed the agreement for constructing a prefabricated 10,000sq feet 3 Storey chemical warehouse at Thilafushi and the project is informed to be ongoing at full gear at Thilafushi. TrustEng Maldives Group is a group of companies based in the Maldives aiming to provide multi-disciplinary engineering expertise, construction, product sourcing, consultancy and […]
Madeeh Jamal, Managing Director of Print Lab Creative has comprehensive experience of 10 years in all facets of advertising and large format printing throughout the Maldives. We sat down with him to gain an insight into his journey and how Print Lab Creative was established in the country. How did this start? What’s the idea […]
MTCC has revealed that work on K. Thilafushi Waste Area Rehabilitation project is well underway, with an overall 10% project progress. Installation of a surface water management system and works on a carriageway is currently ongoing, with 30% and 15% completion, respectively. On 19th September 2020, construction of Passenger Terminal and Fire Building for Ha. […]
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) has signed as the seaplane partner for Maldives Virtual Tour. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives offering next-level virtual experiences with over 2000 virtual tours of over 150 different islands of Maldives. Under this partnership, TMA will facilitate travel to all destinations around the Maldives […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a US$5 million Murabaha Financing Facility in favour of Bank of Maldives to support the Bank’s private sector businesses, particularly SMEs importing raw materials from the international markets. Bank of Maldives is the first partner institution in […]
Lily Hotels has reinforced its resorts’ brand presence in the Indian Market with the appointment of Travelogue Reps. They are a Luxury Hospitality Sales Consultants for the Indian Market. Their team comprises of experts in the field of travel, tourism, technology, and lifestyle, each with a minimum of over 15 years of experience in the […]
A sunset law has come into effect to enable special measures aimed at assisting individuals, families and businesses combat the adverse effects of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent imposition of the public health emergency in the country. The name of the law is the Public Health Emergency Act 2020. The law does three main tasks: […]
Since the majority of the income earned from fishing is spent on purchasing diesel, in order to ease the cost for fishermen, MIFCO has reduced the prices of diesel sold by the company from 22nd September. The price has been reduced from MVR 8.65 to MVR 7.33, a change of MVR 1.54 per litre. However, […]
Future Tech: Beyond 2020 is a platform for members of academia, scholars, researchers, and practitioners to discuss interdisciplinary research and practices. Hassan Ugail, Professor of Visual Computing at the University of Bradford, will be speaking on “Applied Artificial Intelligence – Challenges and Frontiers”. The agenda features presentation by leading members of the academia, researchers, and […]